Masi-Manimba climate — normals and trends
Masi-Manimba (Democratic Republic of Congo) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,594 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is November (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Masi-Manimba averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 225 rainy days per year.
Masi-Manimba has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 18 March 2024) and the coldest 12.4 °C (on 17 July 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Masi-ManimbaKwilu
- coords
- -4.78°, 17.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,594mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
225 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.2 °C
18 March 2024
Coldest day
12.4 °C
17 July 1950
Wettest day
114 mm
4 December 2021
Windiest day
18.2 km/h
22 August 1950
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
14 May 1947
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
21 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
19 July 1947
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 November 2002
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 102 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 135 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 160 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 91 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 65 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 177 mm | -42 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 307 mm | +93 mm |
| Dec | 30.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 169 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Masi-Manimba?
Masi-Manimba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Masi-Manimba?
The hottest day measured in Masi-Manimba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 2024, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Masi-Manimba?
The coldest day measured in Masi-Manimba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Masi-Manimba?
Almost never: Masi-Manimba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Masi-Manimba warmed?
Yes: Masi-Manimba warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Masi-Manimba?
The wettest day measured in Masi-Manimba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2021, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Masi-Manimba?
The windiest day measured in Masi-Manimba between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Masi-Manimba?
The warmest month in Masi-Manimba is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Masi-Manimba?
Masi-Manimba receives on average 1,594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 225 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Masi-Manimba?
Masi-Manimba gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Masi-Manimba?
Yes: Masi-Manimba has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Masi-Manimba?
In Masi-Manimba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 19 July 1947.
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